A lien was placed on my home when a contractor failed to pay the supplier - Humphrey's Lumber - the $40,000 owed for materials purchased to do a renovation on my home. The contractor WAS paid - by me - over $160,000 at the point at which the lien was issued. Clearly, he COULD HAVE / SHOULD HAVE paid Humphrey's - but refused. I was not aware they had not been paid (about 9 months in to the project). The contractor walked off the job. It has now been nearly seven years - and although we have tried to work with Humphreys (everyone knows who the "bad guy" is here.... as this contractor refused to pay Humphrey's in the past, resulting in an additional lien being placed on his mother's home....) Humphrey's Lumber is NOT (so far) willing to release the lien. The contractor is bankrupt. What is my next best course of action? I am willing to hire a lawyer. The contractor also stole materials from my job to build another house in Tiverton. Sub contractors were well aware of this action. Thank you for any advice on where to go from here... and a recommedation for a very experienced, tough lawyer to assist.